ESPN’s Coverage of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Continues

This weekend, the NCAA Division I Football Championship resumes with the quarterfinals. ESPN2 airs the Chattanooga at New Hampshire matchup on Friday night with ESPN televising Coastal Carolina at North Dakota State on Saturday afternoon.

That will be followed by an online doubleheader on ESPN3. We have details and schedule of the quarterfinal kickoff times below.

NCAA Division I Football Championship Quarterfinal Matchups

ESPN will continue its exclusive coverage of the entire NCAA Division I Football Championship with the four quarterfinal matchups this weekend. ESPN2 will televise the overall top seed New Hampshire against No. 8 Chattanooga on Friday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. while ESPN will cover No. 2, and defending National Champions, North Dakota State against No. 7 Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 13, at noon. The other two matchups – Houston State vs. Villanova, Illinois State vs. Eastern Washington – are on ESPN3.

ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to televise the semifinals (Dec. 19-20) and Championship from Frisco, Texas (January 10).

ESPN NCAA Division I Football Championship Quarterfinal Schedule
Schedule subject to change

Date Time (ET) Matchup/Commentator Network
Fri, Dec 12 8 p.m. Quarterfinal: No. 8 Chattanooga at No. 1 New Hampshire
Adam Amin & John Congemi
ESPN2
Sat, Dec 13 Noon Quarterfinal: No. 7 Coastal Carolina at No. 2 North Dakota State
Anish Shroff & Kelly Stouffer
ESPN
  1 p.m. Quarterfinal: Sam Houston State at No. 6 Villanova
Bob Picozzi & Rocky Boiman
ESPN3
  4 p.m. Quarterfinal: No. 5 Illinois State at No. 4 Eastern Washington
Mark Neely & Jay Walker
ESPN3
Fri, Dec 19 8 p.m. Semifinal: TBD ESPN2
Sat, Dec 20 2 p.m. Semifinal: TBD ESPNU
Sat, Jan 10 1 p.m. Championship: TBD ESPN2

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